Whinlatter Forest Park

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"A high mountain forest combines gentle trails and more strenuous fell walking."
Walk directions
The walk starts by heading through the covered walkway between the Forestry Commission shop on your right and the public toilets on your left. Then turn left, following red, blue and green waymarks up the hill and past an adventure play area. On reaching a viewpoint, bear left after the benches, following the green markers to a T-junction. Turn left again to reach Horsebox Crossroads and the No. 2 marker post. Turn sharp right here and continue along the forest road, ignoring a track turning on the right near to marker post No. 3.
As the road makes a sweeping bend to the left, turn right onto a path marked by post No. 24. Head uphill through the forest onto the fellside to another T-junction. Turn left and keep on the path as it climbs and crosses a stile to reach the summit of Lord’s Seat. On a clear day you should be able to see the hills of southern Scotland as well as the high Lakeland fells to the south and east.
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  Terrain  - Good forest paths and tracks, some rough walking, 2 stiles
  Landscape  - Forest, fells and lakes
  Dog friendliness  - Off lead in forest provided they're under control; on lead on open fell
  Parking  - Pay-and-display parking at the Visitor Centre
  Toilets en route  - At Visitor Centre
About the walk
Whinlatter Forest is a mixed plantation of trees ranging from Sitka and Norway spruce to Scots pine, Douglas fir and Lawson cypress. Look out also for native broadleaves such as birch and oak and the more exotic western hemlock and Japanese larch. Cumbria’s conifer plantations were planted during...
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Cumbria's rugged yet beautiful landscape is best known for the Lake District National Park that sits within its boundaries. It’s famous for Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, and Derwent Water, ‘Queen of the English Lakes', but other lesser-known areas in the south, such as the Lune Valley and the coastal towns, are secret gems of wide cobbled streets and rolling hills.
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Whinlatter Forest Park

Recommended by
Our view
"A high mountain forest combines gentle trails and more strenuous fell walking."
Dog friendly
Location
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Additional information
  Terrain - Good forest paths and tracks, some rough walking, 2 stiles
  Landscape - Forest, fells and lakes
  Dog friendliness - Off lead in forest provided they're under control; on lead on open fell
  Parking - Pay-and-display parking at the Visitor Centre
  Toilets en route - At Visitor Centre
About the walk
Whinlatter Forest is a mixed plantation of trees ranging from Sitka and Norway spruce to Scots pine, Douglas fir and Lawson cypress. Look out also for native broadleaves such as birch and oak and the more exotic western hemlock and Japanese larch. Cumbria’s conifer plantations were planted during...
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Cumbria
Cumbria's rugged yet beautiful landscape is best known for the Lake District National Park that sits within its boundaries. It’s famous for Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, and Derwent Water, ‘Queen of the English Lakes', but other lesser-known areas in the south, such as the Lune Valley and the coastal towns, are secret gems of wide cobbled streets and rolling hills.